[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[January 8, 1991]
[Page 14]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Stanford E. Parris To Be Administrator of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
January 8, 1991

    The President today announced his intention to nominate Stanford E.
Parris, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, for a term of 7 
years. He would succeed James L. Emery.
    Congressman Parris served as the United States Congressman for the 
Eighth District of Virginia from 1981 to 1990. Prior to this, he was a 
partner with Swayze, Parris, Tydings, and Bryan.
    Congressman Parris graduated from the University of Illinois (B.S., 
1950) and George Washington University (J.D., 1958). Congressman Parris 
served in the U.S. Air Force, 1950-1954. He was born September 9, 1929, 
in Champaign, IL. Congressman Parris is married, has three children, and 
resides in Alexandria, VA.